Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12923
Revision Date:2014-06-30Version:21
Title:USN-902-1 -- pidgin vulnerabilities
Description:Fabian Yamaguchi discovered that Pidgin incorrectly validated all fields of an incoming message in the MSN protocol handler. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. Sadrul Habib Chowdhury discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled certain nicknames in Finch group chat rooms. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted nickname and cause Pidgin to crash, leading to a denial of service. Antti Hayrynen discovered that Pidgin incorrectly handled large numbers of smileys. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted message and cause Pidgin to become unresponsive, leading to a denial of service
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2010-0277
CVE-2010-0420
CVE-2010-0423
USN-902-1
USN-902-1
Platform(s):Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 9.10
Product(s):pidgin
Definition Synopsis
  • Release section
  • Ubuntu 8.04 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independent section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR gaim DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR pidgin DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR finch DPKG is earlier than 2.4.1-1ubuntu2.9
  • OR Release section
  • Ubuntu 8.10 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independent section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR pidgin DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR finch DPKG is earlier than 2.5.2-0ubuntu1.7
  • OR Release section
  • Ubuntu 9.10 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independent section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR pidgin DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR finch DPKG is earlier than 2.6.2-1ubuntu7.2
  • OR Release section
  • Ubuntu 9.04 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independent section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR finch-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR pidgin-dev DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR libpurple-bin DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR pidgin-data DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • AND Packages section
  • libpurple0 DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR pidgin-dbg DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR pidgin DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • OR finch DPKG is earlier than 2.5.5-1ubuntu8.6
  • BACK